Aeroplane



F1F8301 QR 1,336,678

B. CARLISLE.

AEROPLANE.

APPL-lC-ATION FILED JAN. 14, I919.

Patented Apr. 13,1920.

3-SHEETS-SHEET I- 244. AERONAUHUS B. CARLISLE.

. AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED lAN.14, 1919. 1,336,678.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

3 S -HEETSSHEET 3- 244. AERONAUTICS is Ii .5 4.14..

AEROPLANE.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Application filed January 14, 1919. Serial No. 271,098.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT CARLIsLE, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Santa Ana, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Aeroplanes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to flying machines and consists of the novel features herein considerable distance above the body 1. A p1vot shaft 8 connects the upper ends of the side frames 4 and 5 and in a plane crosswise with the line of travel and cross-wise of the body 1. The lifting plane body 9 has bearings fitting upon the pivot shaft 8. The lifting plane body 9 is rectangular in plan and its length is several times its width. The side frames 10 and 11 of the lifting plane body 9 are trusses of the 10 shown, described and claimed.

An object of this invention is to condouble diamond type and serve to hold the struct an aeroplane provided with a single lifting plane body stiff in a longitudinal supporting plane having its major axis in direction. The side frames 10 and 11 are the direction of flight, and which may be rigidly connected cross-wise. Guide shafts quickly and easily tilted. 12 and 13 are mounted in the side frames Another object of my invention is to pro- 4 and 5 equal distances forwardly and backvide a tilting lifting plane having means wardly from the vertical plane of the pivots for indicating the angle at which the plane 6 and 7 and guide pulleys 14 and 15 are stands relative to the base, that is an angleomounted upon these shafts. A tiller shaft t 16 is mounted in the side frames 4 and 5 Another object of my invention is to conparallel with the guide shafts 12 and 13 struct a flying machine with a lifting plane and a short distance and forwardly from pivotally mounted and having means for the seat 3 so that the tiller 17 upon the tiller tilting the plane relative to the body of the shaft will be convenient to the operator machine and so that when the operating upon the seat 3. Pulleys 18 are fixed upon means is released and the machine falls the the tiller shaft 16 in line with the pulleys lifting plane will automatically assume a 14 and 15. Cables 19 are passed around horizontal position and serve as a paraunder the pulley 18 upwardly over the pulchute. leys 14 and 15 and outwardly and upwardly Other objects will appear hereinafter. and the ends of the cables are attached to Figure 1 is a side elevation of an aerothe lifting plane body 9. The cables 19 are plane embodying the principles of my indrawn taut and fixed to remain taut so that vention and looking in the direction indiwhen the tiller 17 is operated the lifting cated by the arrows 1 in Figs. 2 and 3. plane body 9 will be tilted upon the pivot Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line shaft 8. The cables 19 will grip the tiller 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking downwardly. shaft pulley 18 and as the tiller isoperated Fig. 3 is a front elevation as indicated to rotate the pulley 18 one end of the liftby the arrow 3 in Fig. 1. ing plane body will be pulled downwardly Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional elevation and the other end will be allowed to swing on a plane parallel with Fig. 1 and substan upwardly and vice versa.

tially on the line 44 of Fig. 3 and look- If the parts are properly proportioned ing in the direction indicated by the arrow, the cables 19 will remain taut with the liftparts being broken away to economize space. ing plane body 9 at any possible angle of Fig. 5 is an enlarged inside elevation of inclination relative to the body 1. If the the angleometer, the frame being broken distance from the pivot shaft 8 to the upper away and the view being taken in the diouter ends of the cables 19 is twenty-four rection indicated by arrow 5 in Fig. 6. feet each way and the distance from the Fig. 6 is a view in elevation at right pivot shaft 8 straight down to the level of angles to Fig. 5 as indicated by the arrow 6. the guide shafts 12 and 13 is twelve feet The body 1 of the aeroplane may be any and the distance between the shafts 12 and of the usual constructions. The operators 13 is fourteen feet, that is seven feet each cage 2 is open at the top and has a seat 3 way from the center, and the diameters of. across the rear side. The body 1 is mounted the pulleys 14 and 15 are about eighteen between side frames 4 and 5 and is coninches the cables 19 will lengthen one way nected to the side frames by pivots 6 and as much as they will shorten the other way 7. The side frames 4 and 5 extend to a and will remain taut all the time. Other dimensions may be worked out to accomplish this result.

The cables 19 run freely and when the tiller 17 is released and the aeroplane starts to fall the lifting plane will automatically assume a horizontal position and serve as a parachute.

Angleometer 20 is shown in detail in Figs.

5 and 6. A pulley 21 is rotatably mounted upon the b0lt'22 mounted in the'side frame 4:. An indicating dial 23 is fixed upon the side frame 4 concentric to the bolt 22 and has graduations 24 reading both ways from the vertical center 25. A hand 26 is fixed to the pulley 21 and points to the graduations 24. A cable 27 is passed under the pulley 21 and the ends of the cable are passed upwardly and attached to the side frame 11 of the lifting plane body at the points 28 and 29 so that as the lifting plane tilts upon the shaft 8 the pulley 21 will be rotated to carry the hand 26 and the angle of the lifting plane relative to the body 1 may be determined by the graduation at which the hand 26 points. If the fixed diameter of the pulley 21 is eighteen inches then the points 28 and 29 should be thirtysix inches each way from the center of the shaft 8 so that the cable 27 will run tight at all angles and so that the hand 26 will accurately show the inclination of the lifting plane.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim- 1. In a flying machine a main body; side frames extending upwardly from the main body; a lifting plane pivotally mounted at the upper ends of the side frames; :1 tiller mounted near the lower ends of the side frames; a pulley rigid with the tiller; guide pulleys above the tiller shaft; a cable extending under the tiller pulley and up -the lifting plane to any desired angle in either direction.

2. In a flying machine a main body; side frames extending upwardly from the main body; a lifting plane pivotally mounted at the upper ends of the side frames; a tiller mounted near the lower ends of the side frames; a pulley rigid with the tiller; guide pulleys above the tiller shaft; a cable extending under the tiller pulley and, upwardly over the guide pulleys and having both ends attached to the lifting plane; the points of attachment of the cable to the lifting plane being forty-eight units of measurement each side of the center of the pivot of the lifting plane and the level of the guide pulleys being twenty-four units of measurement below the level of the lifting plane pivot and the guide pulleys being fourteen units of measurement each side of the vertical center; and the diameter of the guide pulleys being three units of measurement; so that when the tiller is operated the cable will remain taut to tilt the lifting plane to any desired angle in either direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

BERT GARLISLE. 

